The World Bank on June 13 approved a project to strengthen management of waste, plastics, and pollution in Laos, with a focus on improving municipal solid waste services in Vientiane Capital. The Lao ...

The World Bank has downgraded its economic projections for Indochina, with Cambodia and Laos expected to struggle, as non-performing loans continue to mount amid falling demand and trade ...

The World Bank report on Lao PDR highlights persistently high child stunting rates driven by poor diets, inadequate ...

THE PHILIPPINES is still classified as a lower middle-income country after just missing the threshold to achieve upper middle-income country (UMIC) status, according to the World Bank. The World ...

Bangladesh’s inability to mount an effective trade negotiation strategy has left exporters vulnerable to a steep 35% ...

VIENTIANE] In the heart of a resource-rich continent famed for metals and gems, one of South-east Asia’s smallest economies quietly launched the region’s first dedicated gold bank – a bold bid to draw ...

With developing nations crushed by unaffordable borrowing and Washington on the sidelines, some leaders are brokering debt ...

Trump escalated his trade battle on Monday, informing 14 countries that they will face duties ranging from 25% for Japan and ...

Its new deal with Vietnam and its fresh tariff threats issued to many other countries seem designed to reduce China’s role in ...

"Being hit with a double whammy - cuts to aid budgets and a trade war - could wreak havoc on the world’s most indebted countries." Low to middle-income countries’ debt levels have more than doubled ...

While stocks have rebounded, the U.S. dollar has continued to weaken since Liberation Day, sliding about 6% against a basket ...